This beaded drop-waist had to be taken in from the waist down. Which meant take beads off, take it up, take the skirt up, repleat, rebead. It turned out very smooth, as you can see. |
| Wedding Gowns and Formalwear Alterations Some Services I offer: Alterations and Customizations Placing bustles, both french and traditional. Aisle-ready steaming for photos and wedding day Iron crenolyns (the stiff tulle under your dress and what your slip is made of) Spot cleaning and repairs |
| French Bustles. Each one is different and can vary in difficulty by the height of the Bride and length and width of the train. before: 6 hooks later: |
After the Bride being told it
couldn't be done, she found
me and I took the zipper out,
let out the sides of the dress,
put bust darts in and bustled it.
She was fabulous and glowing,
and she could breath because
it's lace up!
Sheila
Dress purchased from Nearly
New Consignment Store
couldn't be done, she found
me and I took the zipper out,
let out the sides of the dress,
put bust darts in and bustled it.
She was fabulous and glowing,
and she could breath because
it's lace up!
Sheila
Dress purchased from Nearly
New Consignment Store
I also do Custom homecoming (red) or flowergirl dresses. with bustles or petals, or just lots of tulle for the traditional princess look. Remember to order extra fabric with your Maids dresses! |
| This dress we took the sleeves off, took it up in the shoulders and took it up in the bodice and waist by about 8 sizes! Taking off the sleeves updated the dress, made a huge difference and kept her from buying a new dress. It had a huge train and just turned out beautiful. |
I found this picture of Tessa and
baby Jovie, back in our store in
Boardwalk Village.
baby Jovie, back in our store in
Boardwalk Village.
| After 3 hook bustle |
| Before Bustle |
The satin cord on the edge of
Tulle is a hem I do a lot.
Tulle is a hem I do a lot.
| These were for Homecoming Princesses. Both silver, trimmed in Burgundy. One chose a circle cut ballroom skirt with a jacket, the other chose silver tulle with burgundy satin trim to match the sash was just beautiful. |
| My Cousin, Corrie had a baby girl and this is what we came up with for her room. The end tables were attached to the wall, so we made black satin runners to hang over the pink tulle we suspended from underneath. I covered the pad in the swing with pink satin and made it so it slips off, everything is washable. The crib we just made satin sheets and covered an inexpensive bumper pad with black and white satin. Little Mattea came home to a classy satin nursery. |
If you want your tea length dresses to
look like they are the same "tea
length", order them long and we'll hem
them the same distance from the
floor. This levels out the varied
heights of these girls.
look like they are the same "tea
length", order them long and we'll hem
them the same distance from the
floor. This levels out the varied
heights of these girls.
This is the only picture we could
find for this dress. Anything not
determined by the picture, we just
did the way we wanted, like flare
of skirt, lowness of halter back,
etc.
find for this dress. Anything not
determined by the picture, we just
did the way we wanted, like flare
of skirt, lowness of halter back,
etc.
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| If the crenolyn under your dress looks like this, you need to call me. This needs to be smooth, not bumpy! You won't know how poufy your dress should look - and it can't be hemmed until this is pressed! |
Your train doesn't have
to be big and/or floufy to
need a bustle.
to be big and/or floufy to
need a bustle.
This side sweeping
balloon train was a
challenge but it CAN BE
BUSTLED. And it's still
beautiful all hooked up,
even though it took 6
hooks to do it.
balloon train was a
challenge but it CAN BE
BUSTLED. And it's still
beautiful all hooked up,
even though it took 6
hooks to do it.
| This dress is so heavy and assymetrical I colorcoded the hooks. It took a huge bustle in the middle, two on the right side and three on the left! |
| A Deb-Ball dress that needed to be UP! I tacked it up in the billowy style it was created in, but without hiding the beadwork on the lower part of the train. It looked wonderful! and was reversable. |
| This is a lace hem - after photographs. I do lots of spot cleaning after photos and before the wedding. |
| This Gold dress didn't zip so I made Flat straps to go across the back using flat hooks - It was WONDERFUL!! Its a smooth look that would be great on Wedding gowns too. |
A wedding gown I made Lace up a
LONG time ago.
LONG time ago.
Two more pics of hemlines after Photograph
Day. It turned out perfect, you couldn't tell it
ever looked - Like This! Click pics to see
Day. It turned out perfect, you couldn't tell it
ever looked - Like This! Click pics to see